# factcheck - Friday 4 August, 2017
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made the claim while speaking to Vincent Browne.
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# factcheck - Tuesday 25 July, 2017
The government says it has so we take a deep dive into who is taking what – and how often.
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# factcheck - Sunday 18 June, 2017
No. No it didn’t.
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# factcheck - Saturday 6 May, 2017
Ireland is in the middle of a housing crisis, but are homeless numbers the highest they’ve ever been?
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# factcheck - Monday 1 May, 2017
And how many households fall into the “excessive use” category of 1.7 times the average?
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# factcheck - Friday 14 April, 2017
We take a closer look at the facts surrounding the Minister for Transport’s controversial proposals.
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# factcheck - Friday 7 April, 2017
We test a claim that spread widely after last Friday’s actions by some Bus Éireann workers.
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# factcheck - Wednesday 5 April, 2017
Women in Ireland get some of the longest maternity leave periods in Europe – but also some of the lowest-paid.
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# factcheck - Friday 24 March, 2017
FactCheck referees a dispute between representatives of the Iona Institute and Educate Together.
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# factcheck - Sunday 19 March, 2017
We take a deeper look at how the 32nd Dáil compares to its predecessors.
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# factcheck - Thursday 16 March, 2017
In advance of his meeting with the US President, the Taoiseach was confronted with comments he made last year. FactCheck takes a look.
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# factcheck - Tuesday 28 February, 2017
In the second instalment of our two-part series, FactCheck referees an on-air dispute between Damien English and Eoin Ó Broin.
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# factcheck - Sunday 26 February, 2017
Part One of FactCheck’s two-part series on high-profile disputes over social housing, this week.
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# factcheck - Saturday 25 February, 2017
Fianna Fáil’s Barry Cowen made the claim this week, and the AAA-PBP’s Paul Murphy accused him of “mischief making”. FactCheck steps in.
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# factcheck - Wednesday 22 February, 2017
Richard Bruton made the claim, and a FactCheck reader asked us to step in, so we did.
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# factcheck - Monday 20 February, 2017
In the final instalment of our three-part series on drug policy, FactCheck examines a claim made by Dublin City Councillor Mannix Flynn on Tonight With Vincent Browne.
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# factcheck - Sunday 19 February, 2017
In Part Two of a three-part series, FactCheck looks into a claim by Dublin City Councillor Mannix Flynn, during a debate on Tonight With Vincent Browne.
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# factcheck - Saturday 18 February, 2017
In three parts, FactCheck referees an argument between a Minister of State and a Dublin City Councillor over supervised injection centres. Tonight – Part One.
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# factcheck - Sunday 12 February, 2017
DUP leader Arlene Foster raised some eyebrows with her claim during the week. Is it true?
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# factcheck - Wednesday 8 February, 2017
The Tánaiste made the claim amid ongoing debate about wait times in Irish healthcare.
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# factcheck - Tuesday 7 February, 2017
The airline says the airport’s fees are rising. The airport disagrees. FactCheck steps in.
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# factcheck - Sunday 5 February, 2017
AAA-PBP TD Brid Smith says the state gives more per journey to rail and tram services than it does to buses. We put her claim to the test.
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# factcheck - Saturday 4 February, 2017
Stephen Donnelly said there weren’t – and you asked us to check. So we did.
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# factcheck - Wednesday 1 February, 2017
The Education Minister made the claim during Leaders Questions last week – our readers asked for it to be tested.
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# factcheck - Tuesday 31 January, 2017
We take a look at what actually happened in 2011.
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We examine his comments and test the claim of his fellow Cork South-West TD, Fianna Fáil’s Margaret Murphy O’Mahony.
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# factcheck - Saturday 28 January, 2017
Edwin Poots raised some eyebrows when he refused to accept his party had agreed to an Irish Language Act at St Andrews. So is he right?
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# factcheck - Tuesday 24 January, 2017
The Government Chief Whip denies having made some controversial comments. We put that claim to the test.
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# factcheck - Friday 20 January, 2017
After fact-checking Irish public debate during a tumultuous year for politics, the news media and the concept of truth itself, there are ways we can all improve public debate in 2017, writes Dan Mac Guill.
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# factcheck - Sunday 1 January, 2017
Are job activation schemes masking the reality of unemployment in Ireland? What kind of jobs are people getting anyway?
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# factcheck - Saturday 31 December, 2016
Which politicians had the most TRUE and FALSE claims? And what were the issues that kept us busiest?
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# factcheck - Thursday 29 December, 2016
11 months and 89 fact checks later, readers have voted for the most consequential falsehood of 2016.
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# factcheck - Wednesday 28 December, 2016
How do our TDs and Taoiseach’s salaries compare to their continental counterparts?
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# factcheck - Saturday 24 December, 2016
Before you leave out your carrots and mince pies, check out the evidence.
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# factcheck - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
One FactCheck reader saw a lot of claims about the gender pay gap this year, so we’ve taken a closer look.
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# factcheck - Sunday 18 December, 2016
FactCheck takes a closer look at a claim that was widely shared on social media this year.
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# factcheck - Sunday 11 December, 2016
The Fianna Fáil TD made the bold claim earlier this week in an interview with a local newspaper.
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# factcheck - Sunday 4 December, 2016
Do you keep hearing a claim, and you’re not sure if it’s true? Tell us and we’ll try to check it out.
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# factcheck - Saturday 3 December, 2016
What do you think was the biggest, most consequential falsehood of 2016? Vote now.
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# factcheck - Thursday 1 December, 2016
The AAA-PBP says almost three quarters of Irish Water customers refused to pay during the most recent billing cycle. Is that true?
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FactCheck: Did Enda Kenny really never call Donald Trump "racist"?
In advance of his meeting with the US President, the Taoiseach was confronted with comments he made last year. FactCheck takes a look.
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